STAMFORD, Conn. – September 2, 2015 – 11 NFL players will join seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, Sunday Night Football on NBC. Carrie will visit with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, September 10 to show a sneak peek of the opening theme and will also perform her new single “Smoke Break.”

After performing the opening theme for the past two seasons and Super Bowl XLIX, Underwood returns in 2015 beginning with NBC’s first SNF broadcast of the 2015 NFL season as the defending NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants. Coverage begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET, and the opening theme continues each week of the season to kick off Sunday Night Football.

11 NFL players, who have accounted for 33 Pro Bowl selections, three Super Bowl rings, and seven first-round draft picks, will participate in the open (eight, denoted with an asterisk*, took part in a shoot this past June). Following is the complete list:

New York Giants WR Odell Beckham, Jr.*

Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant*

Seattle Seahawks S Kam Chancellor*

San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick

Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Luck*

Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews*

Philadelphia Eagles RB DeMarco Murray*

Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson*

Denver Broncos DE DeMarcus Ware

Houston Texans DE J.J. Watt

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson*

Players who participated in this year’s SNF shoot provided some commentary on the set:

Clay Matthews: “The fact that I’ve been invited four times to come back is truly an honor. I must be great on camera, or I live close by.”

Dez Bryant on his first SNF open shoot: “This has always been a dream.”

Andrew Luck: “I did not know I would be doing this shoot with Carrie, so, it was a bit of a surprise. I guess the cameras are rolling!”

Patrick Peterson: “It’s definitely fun being with other players and seeing how they interact with the camera.”

“Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” is set to the original Joan Jett song, “I Hate Myself for Loving You.”

Earlier this summer, NBC Sports Group produced for movie theatres a 2½-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of this year’s SNF open. The cinema spot was viewed on more than 19,000 movie screens in theaters nationwide. To view the behind-the-scenes cinema spot, click here.

In addition, with Sunday Night Football kicking off its 10th season in September, NBC Sports enlisted a 10-year-old reporter to interview NFL stars at this year’s opening theme shoot. Click here for a link to the full piece.

SNF NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION FOR 4 YEARS RUNNING:

For the fourth consecutive September-May television season, NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished as the No. 1 show in primetime in household rating, viewership and the coveted Adult 18-49 demographic, based on live plus same day data from The Nielsen Company (September-May). This marks the only four times on record that a sports series has been the highest-rated and most-watched show of the primetime TV season. For the 2014-2015 primetime television season, Sunday Night Football ranked as the highest-rated (12.5 HH rating), most-watched show (21.3 million, viewers 2+), and the No. 1 program in the key Adults 18-49 demographic (7.7 rating).

ABOUT CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film. A seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner, she has amassed nearly 100 major honors, sold more than 56 million records worldwide, and recorded 21 #1 singles, 11 of which she co-wrote. The first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, Underwood was recognized as Pollstar’s top female country touring artist for her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, and 2012. Her four studio albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, and Blown Away – each certified multi-Platinum or Platinum, and each an American Music Awards winner as Country Album of the Year – tallied 38 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with songs that have been streamed more than 1.4 billion times worldwide. In 2013, she starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers. In late 2014, the Grand Ole Opry member released her first hits collection, Greatest Hits: Decade #1. Celebrating her first 10 years of music, the 25 songs included two new hits co-written by Underwood: the Platinum-certified, GRAMMY-winning “Something in the Water,” as well as the #1 smash “Little Toy Guns.” On November 4, she’ll return for an eighth consecutive year as co-host of the CMA Awards. Underwood is currently working on new music for her fifth studio album.

NBC is currently #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in all key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

In metered-market results, which accurately reflect time-zone adjustments, last night’s Seattle Seahawks-Arizona Cardinals “Sunday Night Football” telecast averaged a 12.8 rating, 21 share from 8:30-11:15 p.m. ET in household results from the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, as NBC won primetime in metered-market households and in 18-49 in the Local People Meter markets by wide margins.

The 12.8/21 for the Seahawks’ 35-6 win over the Cardinals is up +3% from the Bears-Eagles “SNF” game on the same night last year (12.4/21)

The game’s 51.9/77 local rating in Seattle is the best ever in that market for an NFL regular-season primetime game, and the 35.2/54 local rating in Phoenix is best ever for a Cardinals “Sunday Night Football” game in that market.

For the season, NBC ranks #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and is also #1 or tied for #1 among those networks in adults 18-34, adults 25-54, men 18-34 and men 18-49.

In total viewers, NBC is #2 for the season, and up 0.3% versus its year-ago average (9.763 million vs. 9.730 million), for NBC’s top total-viewer average at this point in the season in eight years (since 2006, 10.3 million). This season and last mark the first two times NBC has ranked as high as #2 in total viewers at this point in the season since 2004.

NBC ranked #1 for the night among the Big 4 in adults 18-49, taking six of six half-hours among those nets with “The Voice” and the “State of Affairs” debut.

“The Voice” (3.1/8 in 18-49, 11.1 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 in adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34 and adults 25-54. In the time period, “The Voice” ranked #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in every key demographic. “The Voice” grew +3% versus its comparable telecast from the spring cycle in adult 18-49 rating (3.1 vs. 3.0 on April 28).

“Live Plus Three Day” Ratings: “The Voice” grew by +17% in 18-49 (from a 3.07 rating to a 3.60) and 1.5 million viewers overall (from 11.1 million to 12.6 million) going from “live plus same day” rating to L+3. “Live Plus Seven Day” Ratings: Through season’s first seven weeks, first-run editions of Monday’s “Voice” have grown in L+7 vs. L+SD by +26% in 18-49 rating (from a 3.78 to a 4.76) and more than 2.4 million viewers overall (12.6 million to 15.1 million).

The debut of “State of Affairs” (2.2/7 in 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49, retaining 88% of the prior four-week average in the time period for NBC’s “The Blacklist” in 18-49 (2.2 vs. 2.5) and 92% in total viewers (8.7 million vs. 9.5 million). In the time period, “State of Affairs” ranked #1 or tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in every key demographic. This is NBC’s second-highest-rated drama debut in 18-49 in more than two years (excluding special previews), since “Revolution” on Sept. 17, 2012, trailing over that span only the Sept. 23, 2013 premiere of “The Blacklist.” “State of Affairs” retained 73% of its lead-in from the 9:30 half-hour of “Voice” (3.0), up from 69% during the 4Q of 2013 for the first season of “The Blacklist.”

L+3: “State of Affairs” grew by +29% in 18-49 (from a 2.20 rating to a 2.84) and more than 2.6 million viewers overall (from 8.7 million to 11.3 million) going from L+SD to L+3.

Tuesday

“The Voice” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 10.8 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 in adults 18-49, as well as adults, men and women 18-34, women 18-49 and women 25-54. “The Voice” equaled the 18-49 rating of the comparable telecast in the spring (2.7 on April 29).

L+3: “The Voice” grew by +13% in 18-49 (from a 2.72 to a 3.06) and 921,000 viewers overall (10.8 million to 11.7 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: Tuesday’s “Voice” is growing by an average +26% in 18-49 rating (from a 3.73 to a 4.69) and 2.4 million viewers overall (12.8 million to 15.2 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Marry Me” (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:30 p.m. ET) grew +15% versus its prior telecast in 18-49 rating (1.5 vs. 1.3 on Nov. 4) and was up +10% in total viewers (5.0 million vs. 4.5 million) to match the show’s top 18-49 rating since Oct. 21 (1.8).

L+3: “Marry Me” grew by +15% in 18-49 (from a 1.53 to a 1.76) and 515,000 viewers overall (5.0 million to 5.5 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Marry Me” is increasing by an average +24% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.72 to a 2.13) and 891,000 viewers overall (5.7 million to 6.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

Upscale: “Marry Me’” is a top-10 primetime Big 4 series in its concentration of upscale viewers, indexing at a 140 for adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (100 represents an average concentration of those homes, “most current”).

“About a Boy” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) grew +44% versus its prior telecast in 18-49 rating (1.3 vs. 0.9 on Nov. 4) and was up +19% in total viewers (4.2 million vs. 3.5 million). “About a Boy” earned its highest results in both categories since Oct. 21 (1.4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall). In 18-49, “About a Boy” retained a season-high 87% of its lead-in from “Marry Me,” up from a 69% retention with its prior telecast on Nov. 4 (0.9 vs. 1.3).

L+3: “About a Boy” grew by +24% in 18-49 (from a 1.26 to a 1.55) and 981,000 viewers overall (4.2 million to 5.2 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “About a Boy” originals are increasing by an average +33% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.29 to a 1.71) and 1.2 million viewers overall (4.5 million to 5.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Chicago Fire” (2.1/6 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) scored its top 18-49 and total-viewer results for a non-crossover episode since Oct. 7 (2.1 in 18-49, 8.4 million viewers overall). This week’s “Chicago Fire” grew +24% versus the show’s prior non-crossover episode in 18-49 (2.1 vs. 1.7 on Oct. 28). This week’s “Chicago Fire” won the 10 p.m. hour in 18-49 among ABC, CBS and NBC by a margin of +31% (2.1 vs. 1.6 for CBS’s second-place “Persons of Interest”). All eight telecasts of “Chicago Fire” this season have finished #1 or tied for #1 in 18-49 among the ABC, CBS and NBC dramas in the time period.

L+3: “Chicago Fire” grew by +35% in 18-49 (from a 2.07 to a 2.78) and 2.4 million viewers overall (7.8 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Chicago Fire” first-runs have increased by an average +52% in 18-49 rating (from a 2.10 to a 3.19) and 3.5 million viewers overall (8.0 million vs. 11.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

Wednesday

“The Mysteries of Laura” (1.4/4 in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) captured its highest 18-49 and total-viewer results since Oct. 15 (1.4 in 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall) and is within a tenth of a point of the show’s 18-49 high for regular-slot episodes (1.5 on Oct. 1 and Oct. 8). “Laura” grew for a second straight telecast in 18-49 and total viewers, increasing +8% versus its prior episode in 18-49 (1.3 on Nov. 5) and up +17% versus the telecast before that (1.2 on Oct. 29).

L+7: “The Mysteries of Laura” originals are growing by +30% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.44 to a 1.87) and 1.8 million viewers overall (8.8 million to 10.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Law & Order: SVU” (1.8/5 in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) hit its highest rating, excluding the previous week’s crossover, since Oct. 1 (1.8) and matched its high for a non-crossover episode since the show’s season premiere on Sept. 24 (2.2). In total viewers, it was the most-watched “SVU,” excluding last week’s crossover, since the season premiere (10.128 million on Sept. 24). This week’s “SVU” grew +13% versus its prior non-crossover episode in both 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.6 on Nov. 5) and total viewers (7.9 million vs. 7.0 million).

L+7: Through the season’s first seven weeks, “SVU” originals were increasing by an average of +66% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.76 a 2.93) and 2.9 million viewers overall (7.8 million to 10.7 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Chicago P.D.” (1.6/5 in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 (1.6 rating each for “Chicago P.D.” and CBS’s “Stalker”). “Chicago P.D.” locked up its best rating, excluding the previous week’s crossover, since Oct. 15 (1.6) and equaled its non-crossover high since the show’s season premiere on Sept. 24 (1.9). In total viewers, it was the most-watched “Chicago P.D.,” excluding the prior week’s crossover, since the season premiere (8.6 million on Sept. 24). This week’s “Chicago P.D.” retained 89% of its lead-in from “SVU” in 18-49, versus a 70% retention in the slot for CBS’s “Stalker” and 58% for ABC’s “Nashville.”

L+7: “Chicago P.D.” originals are growing by an average +67% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.57 to a 2.62) and 3.2 million viewers overall (6.9 million to 10.2 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

Thursday

“The Biggest Loser” (1.1/3 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall from 8:17-9 p.m. ET) retained 92% of the prior week’s results in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.2) and 99% in total viewers (4.458 million vs. 4.522 million) despite this week’s preemptions on stations in the Eastern U.S. through the show’s first 17 minutes for coverage of a Presidential address.

L+3: The prior week’s “Biggest Loser” on Nov. 13 grew by +31% in 18-49 (from a 1.16 to a four-week high 1.52) and 878,000 viewers overall (from 4.5 million to 5.4 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “The Biggest Loser” first-runs are increasing by an average +36% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.32 to a 1.79) and 1.1 million viewers overall (4.7 million to 5.8 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Bad Judge” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.1 million viewers overall from 9-9:30 p.m. ET) matched its 18-49 rating of the prior three weeks.

L+3: The previous week’s “Bad Judge” on Nov. 13 grew by +37% in 18-49 (from a 0.89 to a 1.22) and 888,000 viewers overall (from 3.7 million to 4.6 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Bad Judge” originals are growing by an average +43% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.09 to a 1.56) and 1.3 million viewers overall (4.6 million to 5.9 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“A-to-Z” (0.7/2 in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 9:30-10 p.m. ET) grew week to week by +17% in 18-49 (0.7 vs. 0.6) and +4% in total viewers (2.439 million vs. 2.350 million).

L+3: The prior week’s “A-to-Z” on Nov. 13 increased by +34% in 18-49 (from a 0.61 to a 0.82 and 515,000 viewers overall (from 2.4 million to 2.9 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “A-to-Z” first-runs are increasing by an average +36% in 18-49 rating (from a 0.94 to a 1.28) and 735,000 viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.1 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Parenthood” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) grew week to week by +30% in 18-49 rating (1.3 vs. 1.0) and +11% in total viewers (4.0 million vs. 3.6 million) to match its highest 18-49 rating since premiere week (a 1.4 on Sept. 25) and generated its biggest overall audience since Oct. 16 (4.2 million). “Parenthood” finished #2 in the slot among ABC, CBS and NBC ahead of CBS’S “Elementary” in adults 18-49 and 25-54 and most other key demos.

L+3: The previous week’s “Parenthood” on Nov. 13 grew by +78% in 18-49 (from a 1.04 to a 1.85) and 2.1 million viewers overall (from 3.6 million to 5.7 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Parenthood” originals are growing by an average +82% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.26 to a 2.30) and 2.5 million viewers overall (4.1 million to 6.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

Upscale: “Parenthood” is the #1 most upscale primetime series on the Big 4 networks in, indexing at a 166 among adults 18-49 living in homes with $100K+ incomes (“most current” L+3 results through the opening six weeks of the season, 100 represents an average concentration of those homes).

Friday

“Dateline NBC” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) equaled NBC’s highest 18-49 rating in the time period, excluding Olympics, in four years (since Oct. 8, 2010, 1.6, “Dateline NBC”). In total viewers, “Dateline” retained 97% of the prior week’s 8.0 million, which was NBC’s biggest non-sports / non-Olympic overall audience in the time period in nearly five years (since Dec. 11, 2009, 8.8 million, “Law & Order”). “Dateline NBC” won the hour among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 for a fourth week in a row.

L+3: The prior week’s “Dateline” on Nov. 14 grew by +13% in 18-49 (from a 1.47 to a 1.66) and 668,000 viewers overall (8.0 million to 8.7 million) going from L+SD to L+3, for the biggest Friday “Dateline” total-viewer result since Feb. 4, 2011. L+7: Friday’s “Dateline” is increasing by an average of +22% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.23 to a 1.50) and 872,000 viewers overall (6.2 million to 7.1 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Grimm” (1.3/5 in 18-49, 5.4 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) grew week to week by +8% in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2) and +8% in total viewers (5.4 million vs. 5.0 million). “Grimm” matched its highest 18-49 rating since a 1.4 for its series debut Oct. 24. In total viewers, “Grimm” grew for a third week in a row to hit a season high, with its biggest overall audience since March 21 (5.7 million).

L+3: The prior week’s “Grimm” on Nov. 14 increased by +70% in 18-49 (from a 1.16 to a 1.97) and 2.2 million viewers overall (5.0 million to 7.2 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Grimm” first-runs are growing by an average of +78% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.30 to a 2.32) and 2.7 million viewers overall (4.9 million to 7.6 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

“Constantine” (1.1/4 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) jumped +38% week to week in adults 18-49 (to a 1.1 rating from a 0.8), to its highest rating since its series debut on Oct. 24 (1.4). “Constantine” retained 85% of its 18-49 lead-in from “Grimm” (1.3), up from the prior week’s 67% (0.8 vs. 1.2) and its top retention since holding 100% with its series premiere Oct. 28. In total viewers, “Constantine” grew for a third week in a row to its biggest overall audience since debuting with 4.3 million viewers on Oct. 24.

L+3: The previous week’s “Constantine” on Nov. 14 grew by +81% in 18-49 (from a 0.84 to a 1.52) and more than 1.4 million viewers overall (3.5 million vs. 4.9 million) going from L+SD to L+3. L+7: “Constantine” originals are increasing by an average of +70% in 18-49 rating (from a 1.10 to a 1.87) and 2.0 million viewers overall (3.5 million to 5.5 million) going from L+SD to L+7.

Saturday

“Dateline Saturday Night Mystery” (0.8/3 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) captured NBC’s top 18-49 rating in the time period, excluding sports, in four months (since “Dateline Mystery” scored a 0.8 in the hour on July 12) and equaled the non-sports high since Feb. 11, 2012 (1.0 that hour for a “Voice” encore). In total viewers, it was the biggest overall audience in the time period, excluding sports, since July 5 (“Dateline Mystery,” 4.5 million that hour).

A rebroadcast of “State of Affairs” averaged a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 3.2 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET and “SNL Vintage” delivered a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET with an encore of a Nov. 20, 1976 telecast hosted by Paul Simon with musical guest George Harrison.

Sunday:

NBC Sports’ “Sunday Night Football” (8.1/22 in 18-49, 22.4 million viewers overall from 8:31-11:48 p.m. ET), featuring the Dallas Cowboys at the New York Giants, led NBC to nightlong wins among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in every key measure – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

“Sunday Night Football” scored its highest 18-49 and total-viewer results since Oct. 19, when Denver’s Peyton Manning set a new NFL record for career touchdown passes during that week’s 49ers-Broncos game (8.2 in 18-49, 23.8 million viewers overall).

The 22.4 million viewers makes it the second most watched week 12 matchup in the nine seasons NBC has carried “Sunday Night Football.”

For the night, NBC led among the Big 4 by a +100% margin over #2 CBS in adults 18-49 (with a 6.6 rating from 7:30-11 p.m. for NBC vs. a 3.3 from 7-11 for CBS).

NBC WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE NOVEMBER SWEEP IN 18-49

It’s NBC’s Longest November Streak Since Taking Four Wins in a Row From November 2000 Through November 2003

Averaging 8.2 Million Viewers Both This November and Last, NBC Has Delivered its Two Most-Watched November Sweeps in the Past Seven Years

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Nov. 25, 2014 — NBC has won the November 2014 sweep in adults 18-49, marking the network’s third consecutive November win. It’s the longest November streak for NBC since the network won four in a row from 2000 through 2003.

According to “live plus same day” results through 25 of the month’s 28 nights (Oct. 30 through Sunday Nov. 23), NBC ranks #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, as well as adults 18-34, adults 25-54 and all key adult-male demos.

Despite a series of one-sided “Sunday Night Football” games this month that led to a 7.1 average rating for the #1 series on broadcast television versus its 8.6 in November 2013, NBC is virtually matching its total-viewer sweep average of one year ago (8.247 million vs. 8.232 million), is running within 0.3 of a point of its November 2013 result in adults 18-49 (2.3 vs. 2.6, with the drop down to 0.1 when Sundays are excluded) and is within 0.2 in adults 25-54 (2.9 vs. 3.1).

With an average of 8.2 million viewers through 25 nights both this year and last, NBC has delivered its two most-watched November sweeps in the last seven years (since 2007, 8.5 million).

NOVEMBER SWEEP AVERAGES

Through 25 of 28 Nights, Oct. 30-Nov. 23

Net… Adult 18-49 Rating…Total Viewers

NBC…2.3…8.247 million

CBS…1.8…9.723 million

ABC…2.0…7.745 million

Fox…1.3…3.788 million

Among Big 4 regular schedules, NBC has three of the top five lineups in adults 18-49 during the November sweep, with the five highest-rated regular schedules being NBC’s Sunday (averaging a 6.0 rating), NBC’s Monday (3.0), ABC’s Thursday (2.8) and ABC’s Wednesday (2.2) tied with NBC’s Tuesday (2.2).

For the November sweep to date, “Sunday Night Football” is the #1 primetime series on the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and also ranks #1 in total viewers, adults 18-34, adults 25-54, all key adult-male demos, women 18-34, women 18-49, teens 12-17 and kids 2-11.

Among the NBC primetime series generating year-to-year growth during the November sweep are “Chicago Fire” (up +5%, to a 2.1 from a 2.0), “Laws & Order: SVU” (up +19%, 1.9 vs. 1.6) and “Dateline NBC” (up +27%, 1.4 vs. 1.1).

For the first nine weeks of the 2014-15 television season, NBC ranks #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and is also #1 or tied for #1 among those networks in adults 18-34, adults 25-54, men 18-34 and men 18-49.

In total viewers, NBC is #2 for the 2014-15 season to date, and up 0.3% versus its year-ago average (9.763 million vs. 9.730 million), for NBC’s top total-viewer average at this point in the season in eight years (since 2006, 10.3 million). This season and last mark the first two times NBC has ranked as high as #2 in total viewers at this point in the season since 2004.

Sunday Night Footballwas the highest rated program among adults 18-49, whilet NCIS won with total viewers for the week of December 16-22. NCIS was also the highest rated scripted program among adults 18-49.

Sunday Night Footballwas the highest rated program among adults 18-49, but NCIS won with total viewers for the week of December 9-15. The Big Bang Theory was the highest rated scripted program among adults 18-49.

Sunday Night Footballwas the highest rated program among adults 18-49 and with total viewers for the week of December 2-December 8. The Big Bang Theory was the highest rated scripted program among adults 18-49.

Thanksgiving’s Steelers-Ravens matchupwas the highest rated program among adults 18-49 and with total viewers for the week of November 25-December 1. The Blacklist was the highest rated non-repeat scripted program among adults 18-49.